## Forum Action Plan

| Chair: | Cllr. Oldham and Roger Rumsey | Responsible Forum: | Pensioner’s Forum | |--------|-----------------------------|--------------------|------------------|

### Outcomes identified within the Corporate Plan:

- Empowered local communities with a greater capacity to become involved in community life
- Promote integration and cohesion
- Appropriate support provided to those in most need
- Services are fair, accessible and responsive to individual needs residents and customers feel informed and engaged in service quality and design
- Future developments informed by the views of local people
- Delivery of events to celebrate and enjoy the Town’s heritage and culture

### Objectives:

- Identify issues of importance to pensioners who live in the Borough, research/discuss issues and decide on outcomes to achieve
- Promote and sustain effective communication between NBC and pensioners living in the Borough.
- Promoting partnership working by statutory and voluntary sector organisations, and Pensioner’s groups and communities

### Actions:

| Action | Owner | Activity (intelligence led) | Timescale | Cost | Measure | Last Updated | |--------|-------|-----------------------------|-----------|------|---------|--------------| | WW1 Zeppelin project: Intergenerational project | AL | Pilot session successfully delivered- youth and pensioners paired up for memory. To be developed in 2016/17 in partnership with Voluntary Impact Northamptonshire’s School of Life Pensioners forum to work with Youth forum to learn about the Northampton woman and her children killed by the Zeppelin. | September 2017 | Nil | Showcase of project at Heritage weekend. | April 2017 | | Dementia Awareness Week | NM | Dementia Awareness Week 16th – 20th May- Jacqueline Parks to attended Forum to discuss Dementia. | May 2017 | Nil | Forum Agenda Item | June 2017 | | Highways Wardens Scheme | AM | Opportunity for forum members to become Highway Warden, who are the eyes and ears on the road network within their local area and a key point of contact between the community and Northamptonshire Highways. A Highway Warden provides valuable information which | January 2017 | Nil | Wardens recruited and liaison set up with Highways | October 2016 | assists in maintaining the highway network ensures the views and requirements of the local community are represented. A Highway Warden is a volunteer who is supported by their parish or town council or residents group and Northamptonshire Highways. [http://www3.northamptonshire.gov.uk/councilservices/northamptonshire-highways/roads-and-streets/Pages/highway-wardens.aspx](http://www3.northamptonshire.gov.uk/councilservices/northamptonshire-highways/roads-and-streets/Pages/highway-wardens.aspx)

| Work with Nene Clinical Commissioning Group to provide the Pensioners Forum with an input into the CCG and represent the needs of older people in Northampton. | AM/JP | Jeanette has confirmed the provision of the following information for future meetings.

- JP to present on Quality Contract.
- PH to present on the Veterans Community Covenant.
- GM to discuss with the forum the best way to provide information around dementia services in the area. | Ongoing | Nil | Presentations held, information cascaded, action plan in place. | May 2016 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Improve attendance at forum, bringing different groups together to build upon the forum. Include service providers as well as service users. | Officers – VR & LM | Continue to publicise the forum through different communication streams and networks. Age UK- Liam Condon retiring next year, invited to Forum to talk about Age UK. | Ongoing | Nil | % increase at forum | March 15 | | Intergenerational Catwalk | LCW | An intergenerational catwalk lead by Voluntary Impact Northampton. Forum members encouraged to be models. | October 2017 | | | March 2017 | | Tea Dance | Cllr King, LCW, and officers | Tea Dance organised in the Guildhall was well attended. Digital Eagles attended to provide IT support to the Pensioner Forum and others. Event was enjoyed by all. | March 2017 | | | March 2017 |